Ⅰ.完形填空
One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor __1__ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. After he handed them all out, he asked his students to __2__ the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no __3__， just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following：
“I want you to write what you __4__ there.”
The students, __5__， got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor __6__ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no __7__， described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been read, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain：
“I'm not going to grade this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the __8__ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our __9__. We have a white paper to observe and __10__， but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a __11__ given to us with love and care and we always have __12__ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that __13__ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.
However, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the __14__ relationship with colleagues, the disappointment with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very __15__ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了教授通过让学生们做一份特殊的试卷而给学生们上了一堂生动的哲理课：不要太关注人生的不完美，要好好享受我们所拥有的美好！
1．A.handed out B．turned up
C．referred to D．pointed at
解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.handed out分发；B.turned up出现；C.referred to提到，提出；D.pointed at指向。根据下文的“After he handed them all out”可知，教授进教室后，给学生们分发(handed out)试卷。故选A。
答案：A
2．A.fold B．turn
C．open D．use
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.fold折叠；B.turn翻转；C.open打开；D.use使用。turn the page翻开新的一页。当他把它们发完之后，要求学生翻开第一页，开始做。故选B。
答案：B
3．A.exercises B．choices
C．questions D．scores
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.exercises练习；B.choices选择；C.questions问题；D.scores比分。根据上文的“the question papers”可知，令学生们吃惊的是，试卷上并没有问题。故选C。
答案：C
4．A.remember B．imagine
C．study D．see
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.remember记得；B.imagine想象；C.study学习；D.see看见。根据下文的“described the black dot”可知，教授让学生们写下自己看见了什么。故选D。
答案：D
5．A.surprised B．confused
C．curious D．displeased
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.surprised感到吃惊的；B.confused感到困惑的；C.curious好奇的；D.displeased不高兴的。此处是在说“学生感到困惑”，开始做这令人费解的任务。故选B。
答案：B
6．A.collected B．finished
C．marked D．selected
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.collected收集；B.finished完成；C.marked做记号；D.selected挑选。课结束后，教授收了所有的答卷。故选A。
答案：A
7．A.excuse B．doubt
C．exception D．explanation
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.excuse借口；B.doubt怀疑；C.exception例外；D.explanation解释。没有例外，他们都在描述黑点，解释它在纸的中间位置等等。故选C。
答案：C
8．A.big B．black
C．beautiful D．white
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.big大的；B.black黑色的；C.beautiful美丽的；D.white白色的。没有人写纸的白色部分。故选D。
答案：D
9．A.lives B．classrooms
C．colleges D．studies
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.lives生活；B.classrooms教室；C.colleges大学；D.studies学习。我们都集中在黑点上，生活中也是如此。故选A。
答案：A
10．A.send B．keep
C．enjoy D．show
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.send派，送；B.keep保持；C.enjoy喜爱；D.show出示，展示。我们有一张可用来观察和享用的白纸，但我们集中在黑点上。故选C。
答案：C
11．A.burden B．gift
C．pressure D．lesson
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.burden负担；B.gift礼物；C.pressure压力；D.lesson功课。我们的生活就是给予我们的带有爱和关心的礼物。故选B。
答案：B
12．A.reasons B．time
C．freedom D．festivals
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.reasons理由；B.time时间；C.freedom自由；D.festivals节日。我们总是有理由庆祝：大自然每天都在更新。故选A。
答案：A
13．A.threatens B．ruins
C．provides D．changes
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.threatens威胁；B.ruins毁灭；C.provides提供；D.changes改变。根据语境可知，此处表示“提供谋生手段的工作”。故选C。
答案：C
14．A.close B．complicated
C．special D．strong
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.close亲密的；B.complicated复杂的；C.special特殊的；D.strong强的。根据语境“bother”和“lack”以及“disappointment”可推知这里说的都是生活中黑暗的一面，因此是指与同事之间的复杂关系。故选B。
答案：B
15．A.dark B．round
C．small D．dirty
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.dark黑暗的；B.round圆的；C.small小的；D.dirty脏的。根据上文的“just a black dot (点) in the center of the page”可推知，黑点对整张试卷来讲只占了很小的一个比例，人生的不完美亦是一样的。故选C。
答案：C
